Stockton officers rolled up their blue sleeves to give the bright red gift of life for a memorial blood drive honoring fallen police officers.

Stockton officers rolled up their blue sleeves to give the bright red gift of life for a memorial blood drive honoring fallen police officers.

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Updated: 3:38 PM PDT May 17, 2015

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WEBVTT EILEEN: DON, WE LOST HER. KRISTEN: WE WILL TRY BACK. BACK HERE IN OUR AREA, A MEMORIAL DRIVE IS UNDER WAY TO HONOR TWO FALLEN OFFICERS. KCRA3'S MELINDA MEZA SHOWS US HOW DONATING BLOOD CAN BE A TRUE GIFT. MELINDA: STOCKTON OFFICERS ARE ROLLING UP THEIR BLUE SLEEVES TO HELP GIVE THE BRIGHT RED GIFT OF LIFE. A MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE IS BEING HELD THROUGH THE WEEK TO OFFER -- HONOR TO FOLLOW POLICE OFFICERS. WE ARE HONORING THE FALLEN OFFICERS. DONATING BLOOD IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR SOMEONE. MELINDA: -- TWO WEEKS AFTER HIS PATROL CAR CRASHED GOOD AND RETIRED OFFICER JIMMY WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER. HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO VOLUNTEER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THOSE WHO KNEW THE OFFICERS, AND THOSE WHO DID NOT, SAY BLOOD DONATION IS IMPORTANT. EVERY UNIT, EVERY DONOR THAT DONATE TO UNIT, SAVES UP TO THREE LIVES. BEING A CANCER SURVIVOR, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF DONATING BLOOD. MELINDA: DONNA ABBOTT SAYS DONATING IS A WIN-WIN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU COULD SAVE SO BY TAKING AN HOUR OUT OF YOUR DAY TO COME IN AND DONATE YOUR BLOOD. MELINDA: AND THAT IS WHAT ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING YOU WILL DO. THE DRIVE IS TAKING PLACE AT BLOOD BANKS ACROSS THE AREA. ALL THE DONOR WOULD NEED TO DO IS COME IN AND SAY THAT THEY WERE DONATING FOR THE STOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORIAL DRIVE. IT IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE, SO YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT. MELINDA: IN STOCKTON, MELINDA MESA.

Stockton officers roll up blue sleeves, give blood for memorial drive

Stockton officers rolled up their blue sleeves to give the bright red gift of life for a memorial blood drive honoring fallen police officers.